Libertarian Party of Montgomery County

Why Is Panera Exempted From California’s New Minimum Wage Law?

Probably because Greg Flynn, who operates 24 of the bakery cafes in California, is a longtime friend of Gov. Gavin Newsom.

The deeper lesson is that giving the government more power to set wages (or regulate other aspects of the economy) creates the conditions for exactly this sort of thing to happen…

And the more the government does that, the more opportunities there will be for officials to reward their friends and punish their enemies.

https://reason.com/2024/02/28/why-is-panera-exempted-from-californias-new-minimum-wage-law/

Americans Unhappy With Politicians They’ll Soon Vote Back Into Office

The country doesn’t have to punish itself like this with political selections that come pre-rejected.

https://reason.com/2024/02/05/americans-unhappy-with-politicians-theyll-soon-vote-back-into-office/

When Progressives and Conservatives Compete, Agnostics Win

The problem, of course, is that they’re both full of baloney.

When Progressives and Conservatives Compete, Agnostics Win

What would Ohio look like under Issue One?

Why are policymakers spoiling for a change to make the constitution more difficult to amend? Likely because their opinions are out of step with the voters.

What would Ohio look like under Issue One?

The Beauty of Gridlock

It is true that gridlock may prevent the adoption of potentially good legislation or the repeal of bad legislation, but this is still better than tyranny.

The Beauty of Gridlock

Left and Right More Similar, in Hate Too

How can the individuals of each party hate their fellow citizens of the other party more and more while the two parties are coming closer ideologically? The reason is that their ideologies are essentially two shades of political authoritarianism. Each group wants to coercively impose its preferences on individuals of the other group, to restrict the latter’s liberty.

Left and Right More Similar, in Hate Too